The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an All-India examination administered and conducted in eight zones across the country by the GATE Committee comprising of Faculty members from IISc, Bangalore and other seven IIT’s on behalf of the National Coordinating Board, Department of Education, Ministry of Human Resources Development. The GATE score/rank is used for admissions to Post Graduate Programs (ME, M. Tech, MS, Direct Ph.D.) in institutes like IITs and IISc etc with financial assistance offered by MHRD. PSUs too use the GATE scores for recruiting candidates for various prestigious jobs with attractive remuneration.

In GATE examination, candidates can apply for only one of the 23 papers listed in the table given below. Candidates are expected to appear in a paper appropriate to the discipline of their qualifying degree. However, candidates are free to choose any paper according to their admission plan, keeping in mind the eligibility criteria of the institutions in which they wish to seek admission. For more details regarding the admission criteria in any particular institute, candidates are advised to refer to the websites that particular institute.

PAPER

CODE

PAPER

CODE

Aerospace Engineering

AE

Geology and Geophysics

GG

Agricultural Engineering

AG

Instrumentation Engineering

IN

Architecture and Planning

AR

Life Sciences

XL

Biotechnology

BT

Mathematics

MA

Civil Engineering

CE

Mechanical Engineering

ME

Chemical Engineering

CH

Mining Engineering

MN

Computer Science Information Technology

CS

Metallurgical Engineering

MT

Chemistry

CY

Physics

PH

Electronics and Communication Engineering

EC

Production and Industrial Engineering

PI

Electrical Engineering

EE

Textile Engineering & Fiber Science

TF

Engineering Sciences

XE

Ecology and Evolution

EY

Petroleum Engineering

PE

Why GATE ?

1.You can get admission in M. Tech/MS in IISc /IITs / NITs and other Universities depending upon your score

2.If you were unlucky in IIT JEE, you can get one more chance to realize your cherished goal of studying in IISc / IITs by taking GATE

3.Based on GATE Score, you can apply for some of the top PSUs which offer lucrative jobs.

4.You can get a financial aid of RS 12400/- per month in the form of MHRD scholarship

5.With a good GATE score you can land in IISc /IITs / NITs where you can have abundant campus placements with attractive salary packages ranging from Rs 6 Lakh to 30 Lakh per annum.

6.You can shift to management side by doing PG Diploma of 2 year in Industrial engineering in NITIE Mumbai, where admission sare based on GATE score and interview.

7.If you don’t have first class in Engineering and if it is a hurdle to apply for some of the jobs like teaching, it can be over come by doing M. Tech/ MS.

8.You can try for MS admissions based on GATE score in some of the foreign Universities like in Singapore and Malaysia.

CUT OFF MARKS TO QUALIFY IN GATE-2018 (OUT OF 100)

Branch

General

OBC

SC/ST/PH

EC

25

22.5

16.6

CS/IT

25

22.5

16.6

ME

34.7

31.2

23.1

EE

29.1

26.1

19.4

CE

26.9

24.2

17.9

IN

37.1

33.3

24.7

PI

37.8

34

25.1

GATE exam is important because of below mentioned factors:

1.M. Tech - Campus placements in National and International private or public companies

These questions are objective in nature and each question will have choice off our answers, out of which the candidate has to mark the correct answer. Each question carries 1 or 2 marks questions in all the sections.

Numerical Answer Questions

There will be no choices available for these types of questions. A Numeric Answer question carries 1 or 2 marks questions in all sections. The answer for these questions is a real number to be entered by using mouse and virtual keypad displayed on the monitor. No negative marking for these questions.